A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to ...
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food. Unmatched for suspense and spectacle!
Toshirō MifuneCharacter: Kikuchiyo
Takashi ShimuraCharacter: Kambei Shimada
Yoshio InabaCharacter: Gorobei Katayama
Seiji MiyaguchiCharacter: Kyuzo
Minoru ChiakiCharacter: Heihachi Hayashida
Daisuke KatōCharacter: Shichiroji
Isao KimuraCharacter: Katsushiro Okamoto
Keiko TsushimaCharacter: Shino
Yukiko ShimazakiCharacter: Rikichi's Wife
Kamatari FujiwaraCharacter: Manzô - Father of Shino
Yoshio KosugiCharacter: Mosuke
Bokuzen HidariCharacter: Yohei
Yoshio TsuchiyaCharacter: Rikichi
Kokuten KōdōCharacter: Gisaku, the Old Man
Eijirō TōnoCharacter: Kidnapper
Jun TataraCharacter: Coolie A
Atsushi WatanabeCharacter: Bun Seller
Toranosuke OgawaCharacter: Grandfather of Kidnapped Girl
Isao YamagataCharacter: Samurai
Kichijirō UedaCharacter: Bandit Scout
Sôjin KamiyamaCharacter: Blind Player
Gen ShimizuCharacter: Samurai Who Kicks Farmers
Keiji SakakidaCharacter: Gosaku
Shinpei TakagiCharacter: Bandit Chieftain
Shin ŌtomoCharacter: Bandit Second-in-Command
Toshio TakaharaCharacter: Samurai with Gun
Kan SugiCharacter: Tea Shop Owner
Hiroshi HayashiCharacter: Weak Ronin
Sachio SakaiCharacter: Coolie #2Sôkichi MakiCharacter: Strong-Looking SamuraiIchirō ChibaCharacter: Buddhist Priest
Noriko SengokuCharacter: Wife of Gono Family
Noriko HonmaCharacter: Woman Farmer
Masanobu ŌkuboCharacter: SamuraiEtsuo SaijoCharacter: BanditMinoru ItōCharacter: SamuraiHaruya SakamotoCharacter: SamuraiGorô SakuraiCharacter: Samurai
Hideo ShibuyaCharacter: BanditKiyoshi KamodaCharacter: Samurai
Senkichi ŌmuraCharacter: Bandit Who EscapesTakashi NaritaCharacter: Bandit Who Escapes
Shōichi HiroseCharacter: BanditKôji UnoCharacter: BanditMasaaki TachibanaCharacter: BanditKamayuki TsubonoCharacter: BanditTaiji NakaCharacter: BanditChindanji MiyagawaCharacter: BanditShigemi SunagawaCharacter: BanditAkira TaniCharacter: Bandit
Akio KusamaCharacter: BanditRyûtarô AmamiCharacter: BanditJun MikamiCharacter: Bandit
Haruo NakajimaCharacter: BanditSanpei MineCharacter: FarmerMasahide MatsushitaCharacter: SamuraiKaneo IkedaCharacter: SamuraiTakuzô KumagayaCharacter: Gisaku's SonIppei KawagoeCharacter: FarmerJirô SuzukawaCharacter: FarmerJunpei NatsukiCharacter: FarmerKyôichi KamiyamaCharacter: Farmer
Haruo SuzukiCharacter: FarmerGorô AmanoCharacter: FarmerAkira KitchôjiCharacter: FarmerKōji IwamotoCharacter: FarmerHiroshi AkitsuCharacter: Husband of Gono FamilyAkira YamadaCharacter: FarmerKazuo ImaiCharacter: FarmerEisuke NakanishiCharacter: FarmerToku IharaCharacter: FarmerHideo ÔtsukaCharacter: FarmerShû ÔeCharacter: Farmer
Yasuhisa TsutsumiCharacter: Farmer in Front of GonoYasumasa ÔnishiCharacter: FarmerTsuneo KatagiriCharacter: Farmer in Front of GonoMegeru ShimodaCharacter: FarmerMasayoshi KawabeCharacter: Farmer
Shigeo KatōCharacter: FarmerYoshikazu KawamataCharacter: FarmerTakeshi SekiCharacter: Coolie #3Haruko ToyamaCharacter: Gisaku's Daughter-in-Law
Tsuruko ManoCharacter: Woman Farmer in front of GonoMatsue OnoCharacter: Woman FarmerTsurue IchimanjiCharacter: Woman FarmerMasako ŌshiroCharacter: Woman FarmerKyōko OzawaCharacter: Woman FarmerMichiko KadonoCharacter: Farmer's WifeToshiko NakanoCharacter: Farmer's WifeShizuko AzumaCharacter: Farmer's WifeMichiko KawabeCharacter: Farmer's WifeYûko TogawaCharacter: Farmer's WifeYayoko KitanoCharacter: Farmer's WifeKyoko MoriCharacter: Farmer's WifeMisao SuyamaCharacter: Woman FarmerToriko TakaharaCharacter: Woman Farmer
Takeshi KatōCharacter: Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)
Tatsuya NakadaiCharacter: Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)
Ken UtsuiCharacter: Samurai Wandering through Town (uncredited)
Ren YamamotoCharacter: Farmer (uncredited)
Takuzō KumagaiCharacter: Gisaku's Son